Category Archives: offal

Lamb Sausage with Liver – Burns Night 2014

Some hae meat and canna eat,     And some wad eat that want it;  But we hae meat, and we can eat,     And sae the Lord be thankit. – Robert Burns  The business of school, home, and grad work have … Continue reading

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Post-New Year’s Meat Brunch

Hard to beat Eric’s caption from his facebook post: “Dark and stormy, Scotch eggs, scrapple, fried pig ears, bacon jam, biscuits and pie. How’s your Thursday morning been?” This was no New Year’s Resolution Health Brunch, as you can see. … Continue reading

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pickled peppers and pig’s ears

So here’s steps 2 and 3 of project pig’s ear, and a quick new favorite technique (well, old technique actually) for pickled peppers. 

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Crispy pig’s ears, step one

I’ve decided to revisit the crispy pig’s ears that I made last year, building on their success, and tweaking the recipe just a bit to improve them. The basic gist is the same: overnight salt, coriander, crushed garlic, and orange … Continue reading

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Beef heart and lamb kidneys

With Fergus as my guide… Beef heart, and lamb kidneys in their suet, both headed for the grill. Thanks to Saugatuck Craft Butchery for helping us to keep things interesting.

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